PT-2022-25458 · Nikon · Nikon Nis-Elements Viewer

Mat Powell · Published 2022-09-14 · Updated 2025-04-11 · CVE-2022-40660

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer version 1.2100.1483.0

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. User interaction is required, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The flaw exists within the parsing of PSD images due to the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.

Recommendations As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the PSD image parsing functionality until a patch is available. Restrict access to potentially malicious pages or files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Memory Corruption

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-40660

ZDI-22-1216

Affected Products

Nikon Nis-Elements Viewer

References · 8

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1216 · Security Note
• https://software-dl.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/vuln/pdf/Vulnerabilities_on_NIS-Elements_Freeware_and_L_en_240917_02.pdf · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40660 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40660 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/49838 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/118877 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/106646 · Telegram Post
• https://software-dl.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/vuln/index.html · Note